Classical epidemic theory focuses on directly transmitted pathogens, but many pathogens
are instead transmitted when hosts encounter infectious particles. Theory has shown that for …

Public demand for safer, environmentally-benign alternatives to synthetic chemical
pesticides and more stringent barriers put in place by regulatory agencies worldwide has led …

While rising global temperatures are increasingly affecting both species and their biotic
interactions, the debate about whether global warming will increase or decrease disease …

Baculoviruses are widely used both as protein expression vectors and as insect pest control
agents. This section provides an overview of the baculovirus life cycle and use of …

Studies of variability in host resistance to disease generally emphasize variability in
susceptibility given exposure, neglecting the possibility that hosts may vary in behaviours …

Historical data of defoliation and population density were examined to determine whether a
sustained outbreak of balsam fir sawfly (Neodiprion abietis Harris) in western …

Our review highlights research during the past century focussed on the population ecology
of outbreak-prone insect defoliators in Canadian forests. Based on reports from national and …

Previous studies have shown that the infectivity of baculovirus to herbivores is affected by
phytochemicals ingested during the acquisition of viral inoculum on the foliage of host …

Of 30 baculovirus genomes that have been sequenced to date, the only nonlepidopteran
baculoviruses include the dipteran Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus and two …

It has been reported that the susceptibility of insect herbivores to entomoviruses is affected
by phytochemicals ingested during the acquisition of viral inoculum on the foliage of host …